The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-02
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A JUDGE HITS A CONSUL.
PASo DEL NoRTE THE SCENE OF
THE ASSAULT.

The Incident Reported to the State
Department at Washington-Use of
Insulting Language Alleged by the
Mexican and Denied by the Ameri-
can-Complications Improbable.
Ell PAso, TEX, Sept. AT o'clock
yesterday evening United States Consul
Brigham and the United States agent of
the Masceloris Apaches went to the court
room of Judge Zubia, Magistrate of Paso
del Norte, to transact some business regard.
ing the recovery of horses stolen from the
Indians. They waited until 5 o'clock and
then went to the residence of the Judge to
see why he did not come, according TO
agreement He told them his interpreter
was not present and he had more important
business on hand, and the Consul and Agent
Cowart walk I'd away. They felt insulted
and Mr.. Brigham said he would inform his
government.
zuBIA AssA THE CONSUL.
Judge Zubia ran several steps down the
walk, and coming up behind Mr.. Brigham,
struck him heavy blow over the head.
Judge Zubia, in an interview last night re-
garding his assault upon Consul Brigham,
said: "Messrs. Brigham and Cowart had
waited at the court room from 2 until 3
O'Clock. | did not keep my engagement
with them, because | had been detained
at home by a sick wife. My inter-
prefer says the Consul used language
when speaking to me that Mexicans would
call insulting and that he did not interpret
more than half OF it 10 me. Thereupon |
ordered Cowart and Consul Brigham from
my residence On the street the Consul
continued to use violent language, and |,
without any weapon, ran down to him and
struck him on the head with my hand"
The latter started to use his cane and
Judge Zubia ran into a house and locked
the door Consul Brigham has telegraphed
an account of the affair to Washington,
which is corroborated by Agent Cowart.
THE GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA dispatch was
last night received at the Department Of
State from United States Consul Brigham
at Paso del Norte, containing an account of
the assault made upon him by the Mexican
Judge, Zubia. The Consul makes no sug-
gestion or comment save the statement
that he offered no indignity to the
Judge, nor did anything that could
be construed as an insult The matter is
regarded az the Department as one personal
TO the parties concerned, and no interna-
tional computations are expected to result.
The telegram has been placed upon the files
so that ii may be held in readiness as an
answer in case any complaint is made
against bne tOnSul Dy JHe meAlcdH govern
ment.
AGENT cowART's STATEMENT.
A telegram was received to-day by In
| dian Commissioner Atkins from Indian
| Agent Cowart, at El Paso, Tex, under date
| of Aug 81, who states that he arrived there
several days ago to receive some horses
| stolen from the Indians of the Mescalero
reservation. ''The horses,n he says, ''are
held in Paso del Norte, Mex, in
custody of the Judge OF Letters, Senior
Zubia. After postponing the case upon one
pretext or another for several days, he
promised to give me hearing yesterday.
At the appointed hour, with United States
Consul Brigham, l appeared at the court
room with my witnesses but Judge Zubia
did not come or send any explanation Of his
absence. We then went to his residence to
ascertain when we might expect action.
Nothing occurred that could be construed
as offensive but, as we were leaving, and
were on the street, Judge Zubia followed
us. and struck Consul Brigham
from behind The Coz 1uct of Judge Zubia
has been disrespectful throughout the case.
corroborate Consul Brigham's statement
of the matter sent to the State Department.
last night"